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• Hospital Characteristics Associated With Feeding Tube Placement in Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Cognitive Impairment 

  Teno, Joan M.; Mitchell, Susan L.; Gozalo, Pedro L.; Dosa, David; Hsu, Amy; Intrator, Orna; Mor, Vincent (2010-02-10)

  CONTEXT: Tube-feeding is of questionable benefit for nursing home residents with advanced dementia. Approximately two-thirds of US nursing home residents who are tube fed had their feeding tube inserted during an acute ...
• Clinical and Organizational Factors Associated With Feeding Tube Use Among Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Cognitive Impairment 

  Mitchell, Susan L.; Teno, Joan M.; Roy, Jason; Kabumoto, Glen; Mor, Vincent (2003-07-02)

  CONTEXT: Empiric data and expert opinion suggest that use of feeding tubes is not beneficial for older persons with advanced dementia. Previous research has shown a 10-fold variation in this practice across the United ...
• The Risk Factors and Impact on Survival of Feeding Tube Placement in Nursing Home Residents With Severe Cognitive Impairment 

  Mitchell, Susan L.; Kiely, Dan K.; Lipsitz, Lewis A. (1997-02-10)

  BACKGROUND: The provision of artificial enteral nutrition to an aged person with severe cognitive impairment is a complex dilemma in the long-term care setting. OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk factors and impact on ...